Gas-lighting system for automobiles.



E. TIMMERHOFF/ GAS LIGHTING SYSTEM FOR AUTOMOBILES.

I APPLICATION FILED FEB. 8,1909. 94,51 9 Patented June 8, 1909,.

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E. TIMMERHOF P; GAS LIGHTING SYSTEM FOR AUTOMOBILE$.

APPLICATION :ILED FEB. 8,1909. g fil 3 e I Patented June 8, 1909.

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UNETE- STATE T ERNEST TIMMERHOFF, OI WARSAW, INDIANA.

' GAS-LIGHTENG SYSTEM FOR AUTOIVKOBILES.

No 924518. Specification of Letters Patent; Paiientod June 8, 1909.

Application filed Egbraaty 8, 1909. Sxn'ial No, $76,707.

To all whom it may concern: an air pump 6 through the i11sti'uinenmlity Be it known. that I, ERNEST TI nMEiuioFF, of which the g: solone may be forced from citizen of the United States, residing at the tank a: to the generator 7 by way of the \Vurszuy, in the county of Kosciusko and pipe 8 Wi'iicii is coin-3d round the xizmst time of Indiana, have invented vermin new pipe 9 to heat the :iono in passage and useful Ilfifllixl'OVGiIiGliiS in Him-Lighting from the tank to the '-ne.i ':iii.oi'. The gen- Systems for iiiutmnobiies, of whicii the L orator "Z is also mound upon 'ho exhaust lowing is a specification. pipe 9 leading iiltli'i she (angina (I no that ii This invention relates to gas iigi'itin wiii become heated inciuoi'n; to heated ox- Walls '1; so that iiioy \Ylii re- 10 term for automobiles.

0110 object of the invention to provide a generator embodying such character-intic when they once, new that it may be readily mounted npon i'ho min the heat a 1107. iongcn of time exhaust pipe from the engino and (:onlnin to" tu'o generation of g Lilo generaior (o heat for the generation of gas from, the guzsovhno the engine in; rent in ihmb the lights lone entering the same either ai the {inn-2 of may be kop; inn-min in the humps 12 while operation of the engine or while the HLUic'JEI". Lhe engine is at a idstiii. e iipo 8 at rest. municzit-es with. the duct i id in Another object of the invention resides iiio Walls of the in the p'i'o'a'ision of a gm'iei'aioi' so n'iou nd Lig. and by Viliiliiand zi lrungcd for the, generation of q to for :.1m,n lotion iii, i, keep the; innips lighted \viiiio the engine Lilo flow of gzmoimno i M. a standstill, the, goiimrutoi receiving its roguloimi,

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but the gas is prevented fi'on'i returning in ii, jaoeni; to the nm". a .omtor liquid. in spacod. xte5= n no Linn: H31}. {in} ,edie waive ogigoi he of A.

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\v'ith the above and oiiiur objects in view,

the pi'usont invmiti iin consists; in Hi0 'om-" o i'iinution and arising-moms of mitts m1 7 .ii Zlfill' more i uiiy (insciilmi, iiillSiiiLiQd in in accompanying drawings and particularly pointed out in the appended Ciilili'b. it being understood that changes may no manic in iii-Ll i-1; 35 form, propoi'ti ii, MW and minor :iounw without iiopnyiiiig fr m icing any of Lin; mini-J Lion.

in. no (,il'tl 40 'nlion of an iii.u$iluiiill my v is; :2. mp. plan x'iow iii (in) 0 in tin: min-m; innia, i?\!1 1. i=l2l i 1M: mum-idiom; 3 is :in uninigod .niii .15 PUl'rij L n iiii gunm'ntniz ii i 4 ii vuiriicrii inn zuiiunni vim; Um mu motion with filo the generator. armor Inovnnni npon iionaii view through no gfliwikliOl'. gzzisoioi'io tank, a vain Referring i'i(. P)U. pin'iiouiariy to the. Liifimini: and go ucoompmlyiug drawings iiio reference (jilZHF oii'uiing tho m actor 1 indicates an antomoiiiio of any suit ing GOHUiliI-Ji the 1211x199 and reable. type pro Lied with 'iho Hunt 2 ilihii Lino ceiving iuiio gas from the gene M01 and also steering wiiooi there being a, gusoieno tank remeiving 11L if xi'ino with the 5 in its 4 disposed bei'ieath the seat 3 'io receive gnu J- passage through the mixing tiiibei in: spirit or so V ln a. motor vehicle, with an i pm, 2,31 1,

5 ions through the opening 5. 2. in a mob nicks, the

Cooperating; with the gaaoiono tank a i with an angina 3,13 LAi Just pipe L. i 11;; coming tube having communication with the temps and ni'rnngec t t0 receive the gas min the generate:- and conduct It in the hnnpr-s.

In a motor vehicle, the eon'ihiinttion wlth an engine, an exhaust pipe having eei'ninunlcntiun \Vl'tit thetengine, inn'ips, 01" a genez'ntei' nwin'itmi upon the extninst gasoiene tank nhove the genernmr, for eonve I to the generntrn and mennh' t'm' conveying the gene nted gee, hnnpa 4:. Elna mute! vehiuie, the (,thftlhilltlIiOl] with an engine an exhnn'st pipe hm ing eon! nnmientiun with the engine hunt GItliiOl mounted upon the exhnne gesolene tank, tank znni gene 'ntm". the generator having a (h termed in the waits th' cot and with which sent mived pine eetnnnxnieetes, and means fereundtniztin the ".einte l the generator to the .amps

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of a gen a: valved pipe hetn'een the} from 5 5' 50 In a motor vehicle, an engine, an ex hnne pipe con'nnnnienting with the engine,

5 temps, of a generator straddling the extnznet pipe, a gasoiene tanln e valved pipe encircling the :Xhzn pipe and comnntnient ing wiithe interior of the generator and the c i"cnetz1ni and :1 mixing tube having eomnnmiention with the lamps and also having av tinting inner end to receive the generated from the geneivter and conduct it to the i-fil'i'll'fi.

i. The con'ihinatimi with an engine, an exhaust pipe ecminninieating with the en 1 nine, n genei'uun'. :1 Velvet! pipe encircling t the exhaust, pipe for nonnnun'iention with the generator and :1 nn" ing tnhe having :1 flaring inner end tn receive the generated 3 gas from the generator and conduct it to :i

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